| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Directive on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access |
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| Made by | European Parliament &Council |
| Made under | Art. 57(2), 66 & 100a |
| Journal reference | L320, 1998-11-28, pp. 54–57. |
| History | |
| Date made | 1998-11-20 |
| Entry into force | 1998-11-28 |
| Implementation date | 2000-05-28 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | C14, 1997-10-16, p. 7 C203, 1998-06-30, p. 12 |
| EESC opinion | C129, 1998-04-27, p. 16 |
| EP opinion | C152, 1998-05-18, p. 59 |
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| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | — |
| Amends | — |
| Amended by | — |
| Replaced by | — |
| Current legislation | |
Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access is aEuropean Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under theinternal market provisions of theTreaty of Rome. The Directive covers "conditional access services", which are defined as television or radio broadcasts or internet services to which "access [...] in an intelligible form is made conditional upon prior individual authorisation" and payment. Examples arepay-per-view andencrypted television and internet sites which charge for access.
Member States may not restrict the provision of conditional access services which originate in another Member State [Art. 3(2)]. Devices intended to circumvent the access restrictions are prohibited (Art. 4).
The convention formed the basis for theConditional Access Convention, a convention of theCouncil of Europe, to which the European Union is a party.
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